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Status of the Stellar X-Ray Polarimeter for the Spectrum-X-Gamma missionThe Stellar X-Ray Polarimeter (SXRP) uses the polarization sensitivity of a graphite Bragg crystal and a lithium Thomsom scattering target to measure the polarization of X-rays from astrophysical sources. The SXRP is a focal plane detector for the Soviet-Danish SODART telescopes which will be launched on the Soviet Spectrum-X-Gamma mission. The SXRP will be the third orbiting stellar X-ray polarimeter, and should provide an order of magnitude increase in polarization sensitivity over its predecessors.
Document ID
19930049477
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kaaret, P. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Novick, R. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Shaw, P. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Hanany, S. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Liu, Y. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Fleischman, J. R. (Columbia Univ. New York, United States)
Siuniaev, R. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Lapshov, I. (Russian Academy of Sciences Inst. of Space Research, Moscow, Russia)
Weisskopf, M. C. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Elsner, R. F. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: In: Production and analysis of polarized X rays; Procedings of the Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 23, 24, 1991 (A93-33470 12-90)
Publisher: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Accession Number
93A33474
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-618
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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